Jarquio ’00 wins the gold medal in figure skating at the Gay Games
	Jeff Bennett ’00 and son Jeffrey George Bennett Jr. at baby’s first baseball game

2000

Class of 2000 Babies: Jeff Bennett and wife Kristie welcomed Jeffrey George Bennett Jr. on July 21.

Magali Grand Demierre and Xavier Demierre happily announce the birth of their first son, Adrien John, born May 28 in London.

Leonard Chan and wife Karen welcomed daughter Taylor Alyssa Chan to the world on July 29.

Jarrett McCleskey and wife Katy are thrilled to announce the adoption of baby Josiah, born July 24 at just under 4 pounds! Josiah joins his six older brothers and sisters, three of whom are also adopted. The happy family resides in Virginia, where Jarrett continues to enjoy his work at ExxonMobile as the Americas’ director for industrial and wholesale fuels marketing.

Tom Joyce and wife Jen welcomed second son Ciaran Kavanagh Joyce on May 19. Big brother Conor is very happy to have a little brother to show the ropes.

Marcie Vu and husband Mike Thiel welcomed daughter Chloe Mai on April 14.

Class of 2000 Career Moves & Grooves: Catherine Cox Draper and husband Brad moved down to Miami earlier this year, where she leads marketing for General Mills’ Latin America.

Liz Oh co-founded Solar Marketing Group (SMG) in 2009, with the vision of propelling solar and clean energy into the mainstream. Her new company delivers targeted marketing support to businesses involved in the alternative energy space, helping small businesses grow and established companies expand their target audience and refine their core marketing strategies. Check them out at solarmarketinggroup.com.

Jon Cho is moving to Seoul, Korea this winter to join Samsung as director of mobile services and convergence, where he’ll work on expanding mobile and wireless services to overseas markets with an emphasis on the U.S. market.

Roland Jarquio is proud to have achieved his long-time personal goal of winning a gold medal in figure skating for his technical solo free skate at the Gay Games this year in Cologne, Germany. The Games take place every four years, gathering about 10,000 athletes from 70 countries around the world to compete in about 35 sports. Roland started skating seven years ago and set this goal four years ago when he made his solo competitive figure skating debut at the Gay Games 2006 in Chicago, where he won a bronze.